StormChat - The Front Page

ChatRooms @ StormChat!

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Published on 11-06-2009

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Welcome to the new Front Page! Don't be scared of the new look. You are going to love things when we're done.

We have majorly upgraded the site. It's still basically the same. Just look up above to get to the forums, etc. Stay tuned for more additions and explanations but there was really no choice in doing this upgrade.

Whatever you do, Check out the chatrooms! They're brand new and you're going to like them! There's an image of one of the rooms in use at the start of this article.

Here's a quick guide of the different areas of this page.

1. Section Navigation Widget. This widget allows you to go to different sections. The "plus icon" means that this section has sub-sections. Clicking on the "plus icon" will display the sub-sections.

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Managing CMS Section and Content

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Published on 11-10-2009

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Here's a quick Visual Guide on how Manage Sections in the new CMS. 1. Editing a Section: If you have permissions to manage a Section, as you hover over the Section title, a pencil icon will display. After clicking the pencil icon, you will be taken to the Section Edit page. Here's what you will see: 2. Section Name: Enter the Section Name 3. SEO URL Alias: This is the SEO Friendly URL. By default, if this is blank, the system will automatically copy the section title. 4. Section Layout: For each section you can define an individual section layout. ...

How to Create a New Article

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Published on 11-06-2009

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Here's a quick visual guide on how to create a new article with the CMS. 1. Create New Article Button: Navigate to the section you want the article to be published in. Click on the "Create a New Article" button. This will open an article form. 2. Article Title: In the "Add/Edit Article" screen, enter the title of your article in the "Title" textbox. ...

Promoting Articles from the Forums

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Published on 11-06-2009

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One of the innovative new features on vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite is the cross-publishing "Promote to Article" functionality.

In the spirit of promoting content discovery, we wanted to create features that will allow content to flow between Forums, Blogs, and Articles. For example, there might be a really popular post in the forums, but unfortunately it is buried inside page 13 of a thread. We ...